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Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies on Thursday (January 29, 2026) as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement. Thursday’s (January 29) 45-55 test vote came as Democrats have threatened a…
House lawmakers made a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) after nearly eight weeks away to potentially put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The House is scheduled to take up a bill to reopen the government that the Senate passed on Monday night (November…
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The government shutdown stretched into its 40th day on Sunday (November 9, 2025), even as senators stayed in Washington for a gruelling weekend session hoping to find an end to the funding fight that has disrupted flights nationwide, threatened food assistance for millions of Americans and left federal workers without pay. The Senate has so…
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The Federal Aviation Administration on November 8, 2025, reported air traffic control staffing issues at 25 airports and other centres, delaying flights in at least 12 major U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Newark, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. airlines cancelled 1,330 flights on Day 2 of government-mandated flight cuts…
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Volunteers load boxes of food into cars during an event held by the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in partnership with Bergen County to deliver emergency food relief to Federal workers and SNAP recipients amid the U.S. government shutdown in Leonia, New Jersey, U.S., November 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court…
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on during a press conference with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., on October 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. deficit-to-gross domestic product ratio has room to come down to the 3% range, Treasury Secretary…
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Efforts to swiftly end the U.S. government shutdown collapsed on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) as Democrats in Congress rejected proposals to resolve an acrimonious funding stand-off with President Donald Trump and the White House threatened public sector jobs. With the government out of money after Mr. Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal…
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Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged Federal shutdown after lawmakers deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government. Republicans supported a short-term measure to fund the government generally at current levels through November 21, but Democrats blocked it, insisting the measure address their concerns on health care. They want to reverse…
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With U.S. government funding due to expire at midnight on Tuesday (September 30, 2025), Republicans and Democrats in Congress are showing no signs they will agree to a temporary spending fix that would avert a shutdown. President Donald Trump will convene a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House on Monday (September 29,…
The U.S. Congress overwhelmingly passed a $1.2 trillion budget bill on March 23, keeping the government funded through a fiscal year that began six months ago and sending it to President Joe Biden to sign into law and avert a partial shutdown. The vote on passage was 74-24. Key federal agencies including the departments of…
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